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provide a unique update on single, multifactorial, and multicomponent falls prevention
interventions for community-dwelling older adults and long-term care (LTC) residents.
Falls are an ongoing concern for older adults and health care providers alike and
can result in significant injury and disability. Exercise is one of many nonpharmacologic
fall prevention interventions and we are encouraged by the recent focus on exercise.
However, we question their decision to focus on a “healthy” LTC population and for
combining studies in LTC and the community in their results, discussion, and conclusions.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Published online: October 26, 2020
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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